Shore temple

Beach temples and beaches at Mahabalipuram

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February 14th 2015
Mahabalipuram is a UNESCO world heritage site. In the 7th and 8th centuries the Pallava kings built a number of monuments right on the seashore of what was then a major part. They comprise rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air [url=htt ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more